A.M.BADAR, J.

1. By this appeal, appellant/accused No.1 Pramod Jadhav, is challenging the Judgment and Order dated 16/02/2015 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Nashik thereby convicting the appellant/accused No.1 Pramod Jadhav of the offences punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code as well as under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the 'POCSO Act' for the sake of brevity). For the offence punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, appellant/accused No.1 Pramod Jadhav is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for ten years apart from imposition of fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for two years. For the offence punishable under Section 4 of the POCSO Act, appellant/accused No.1 Pramod Jadhav is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years apart from direction to pay fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year. The substantive sentences are directed to run concurrently by the learned trial Court.

2. Facts leading to the prosecution and resultant conviction of appellant/a